Where does “աստուածաբան” come from?
աստուածաբան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian բան, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
աստուածաբան (Old Armenian): theologian
Definitions
- theologian
Ancestry of “աստուածաբան”, step by step
աստուածաբան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian բան
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | բան | speech, word, term, saying, dictate, expression,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ni- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Old Armenian աստուած
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | աստուած | idol, false god, pagan god; God of Christianity |
| 2 | Undetermined | Aššu-Tiwaz | good deity/lord, good Sun-god, good dawn/day or... |